Tainted Rainbows
Supernova
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2009
The forest was quite, though in a peaceful sort of way. No one nor any thing was around to ruin this moment. The only thing that could be heard was Joan's sigh, pulled her dark brown hair back into a ponytail. It was just so hot out today. She stopped for a moment, taking off her backpack full of wares and sat down, relaxing for a moment. It wasn't like she was in a hurry, she only worked for herself.
She had been walking for about five hours now, trying to get to the next town through the woods. You see, for as long as Joan could remember she was living in the woods. Her family had always been traveling merchants and they had traveled and stayed in the woods because it was safer than the busy, crime-filled streets of the nearest cities. The Inns were too expensive and if you slept in the streets you were sure to get robbed, but in the woods, no one dared to stay there due to the myths about demons, thieves and who knew what else that lived in them, waiting to terrorize anyone who entered. Oddly enough, throughout he entire life, Joan had never encountered any of these things. In fact, she thought the woods to be safer than any other place.
She grinned at the peaceful silence, leaning back against her pack, making sure not to break anything as she rested for a bit. She closed her eyes the only movement from her was her chest rising and falling as she breathed in and out. She had always been a fairly skinny girl, though she still had curves in all the right places. Joan had almost fallen asleep when one of her eyes opened, the green one. Her other eye was blue due to a genetical defect, setting her apart from most other people in society. She was pretty sure she had heard something, though she couldn't tell what it was. She put her hand on her thigh where she kept a dagger hidden in case of emergency, looking around for any sign of life.
She had been walking for about five hours now, trying to get to the next town through the woods. You see, for as long as Joan could remember she was living in the woods. Her family had always been traveling merchants and they had traveled and stayed in the woods because it was safer than the busy, crime-filled streets of the nearest cities. The Inns were too expensive and if you slept in the streets you were sure to get robbed, but in the woods, no one dared to stay there due to the myths about demons, thieves and who knew what else that lived in them, waiting to terrorize anyone who entered. Oddly enough, throughout he entire life, Joan had never encountered any of these things. In fact, she thought the woods to be safer than any other place.
She grinned at the peaceful silence, leaning back against her pack, making sure not to break anything as she rested for a bit. She closed her eyes the only movement from her was her chest rising and falling as she breathed in and out. She had always been a fairly skinny girl, though she still had curves in all the right places. Joan had almost fallen asleep when one of her eyes opened, the green one. Her other eye was blue due to a genetical defect, setting her apart from most other people in society. She was pretty sure she had heard something, though she couldn't tell what it was. She put her hand on her thigh where she kept a dagger hidden in case of emergency, looking around for any sign of life.